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Our vision is a world where people live free from the effects of stroke. This vision drives our global effort to improve stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support.

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Global Declaration on Stroke Commitments for Facing Stroke: New Delhi, India – September 8th, 2023

Global Declaration on Stroke Commitments for Facing Stroke: New Delhi, India – September 8th, 2023

15 Sep 2023

Read the complete text of the Global Declaration on Stroke Commitments for Facing Stroke

NEW World Stroke Campaign Website goes LIVE!

08 Sep 2023

World Stroke Day Campaign website is LIVE

28 September 2023

Webinar scheduled for: 1 PM - 2.20 PM CET

Harnessing civil society organizations to drive improvements in stroke treatment, research and policy advancement

This webinar will focus on the key advocacy role of stroke support organizations in driving improvements in stroke care and prevention. The topics covered will include the recommendations of WHO action plans and frameworks for patient empowerment, successful national advocacy for investment in stroke research, treatment, prevention, and concrete actions the global stroke community could take to optimize the contribution of stroke support organizations.

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WSC 2023 Registration is now open!

October 10-12 | Toronto, Canada

We warmly invite you to join us at WSC 2023! Early bird savings are now available

WSC 2023

Global Stroke Alliance 2023 Ministerial Meeting

6-8 September, New Delhi, India

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World Stroke Academy

World Stroke Academy

The World Stroke Academy is a core educational activity of World Stroke Organization and provides high-quality stroke education to healthcare professionals

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#GreaterThan

World Stroke Campaign

The 2023 World Stroke Day Campaign is now live!

Stroke prevention is better than cure. And together we can be #GreaterThan > Stroke. Find out more and get the tools you need to join the campaign.

Visit the campaign website

Awareness and advocacy

WSO is a global voice for stroke professionals, patients and caregivers. Our advocacy goal is to ensure that stroke gets the level of policy attention and investment required to address this world-leading cause of disability and death.

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Education

WSO is committed to providing members with access to educational material and resources, aimed at improving stroke care and reducing the global burden of stroke. These materials are available in various forms icnluding webinars and other online resources, as well as teaching courses.

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International Journal of Stroke

International Journal of Stroke

As WSO's flagship publication, IJS publishes high-quality research articles, reviews and clinical trial protocols from around the world. IJS is part of our work to build a global stroke research community.

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Future Leaders

Future Leaders

The Future Stroke Leaders website together with the member log in area went live in February. Participants are currently actively engaging in the programme discussions through member log in area and Slack interface.

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Roadmap to delivering quality stroke care

Roadmap to delivering quality stroke care

The Roadmap supports organisations to make and monitor progress in delivering quality stroke services. It is a companion piece to the WSO Global Stroke Services Guideline.

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Stroke Riskometer™

Stroke Riskometer™

The Stroke Riskometer is a mobile app that helps you to calculate your risk of stroke and take action to reduce it.

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Advocacy toolkit

Advocacy toolkit

This toolkit will help you to advocate effectively for priority improvements to stroke care.

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World Stroke Academy

World Stroke Academy

The World Stroke Academy is a core educational activity of the World Stroke Organization and provides high-quality stroke education to healthcare professionals.

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Global Stroke Factsheet

Global Stroke Factsheet

This document provides an overview of the best available scientific evidence to give reliable and up to date data on stroke and its impact around the world.

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SSO Toolkit

SSO Toolkit

This toolkit offers advice and help to those wishing to set up an SSO in countries where none exist and guidance on growing your SSO in different countries and contexts.

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Become a Member

WSO membership connects you to a global network of people who are committed to and support each other to improve stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support.

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Our partners and sponsors

Achieving our vision of a life free from stroke is a task that WSO cannot achieve alone. We are committed to building our partnerships at the global, regional and national level to scale up and deliver improvements in prevention, treatment and support to reduce the burden of stroke.

Boehringer Ingelheim Platinum Plus
BMS Pfizer Silver
Medtronic Silver
IPSEN Silver
Danone Nutricia Bronze
Bayer Bronze
Moleac Bronze
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